Fresh Eyes on Jesus’ Parables Discovering New Insights in Familiar Passages

How does the parable of the good Samaritan redefine acts of social justice, not just acts of mercy? What does the story of the five talents teach us about daily spiritual life?
 
Fresh Eyes on Jesus’ Parables offers a new perspective on the stories Jesus told to His closest disciples. As in every book in this unique series, Pastor Doug Newton provides life-changing techniques for reading Scripture, such as skills in interpreting one passage using another. Readers will love discovering familiar parables again as if for the first time.
 

Doug Newton is the cofounder and director of the National Prayer Ministry of the Free Methodist Church-USA. The author of nine books, he served for thirty years as a senior pastor and for fifteen years as editor of Light & Life magazine. Newton and his wife, Margie, live in Greenville, Illinois.
 

Acknowledgments......13About the Fresh Eyes Series......19Introduction......231. “Hello, Turkey”The Hidden Treasure.......292. Another Day, Another DenariusThe Vineyard Workers......433. Where Should the Emphasis Go?The Lost Son......574. When Your Cupboards Are BareThe Friend in Need......715. Before You Cast StonesThe Unmerciful Servant......856. These Words? What Words?The Wise and Foolish Builders......1017. An Overdone and Underdone “Well Done”The Five Talents......1218. The Taming of the ShrewdThe Shrewd Manager......1379. What “One” Are We Talking About?The Lost Sheep......15510. StreetlightsThe Good Samaritan......173Notes......191